2024 STATE TECHNICAL STANDARDS • PAGE 165 CONTEST: AMERICAN SPIRIT AWARD CONTEST: AMERICAN SPIRIT AWARD CONTINUED CONTINUED 4. Procedure: Chapters must conduct three separate projects that demonstrate community service, patriotism and citizenship, and promotion of career and technical education. Only one project per category may be entered. Students must plan, organize, prepare and execute all projects within the current competition school year. 5. All competitors must create a one-page resumé and submit an electronic copy by the day of the competition to the Learning Management System. Documentation Guidelines: 1. Notebooks must be submitted in electronic PDF format April 1. Notebooks are to be emailed to [email protected][email protected] listing American Spirit Award as the Subject of the email. 2. Electronic documentation must include the following in this order: a. Title Page Include name of chapter, name of chapter president, school name, school address and school telephone number, and a complete list of credentials or certifications offered through the school’s SkillsUSA pathway(s) or program of study. Order should be as listed. b. Table of Contents This should be Page 1. The table of contents will follow the presented order list with page numbers. (It is better to itemize each section with page numbers for the item rather than a range of pages for the section.) c. Section I: Community Service 1. A single project description 2. Indication of the applicable SkillsUSA Framework component (Personal Skills, Workplace Skills, Technical Skills Grounded in Academics) and Essential Elements for the project. Explain how the essential elements were used to complete the project. 3. Objectives for the project 4. Evidence of planning for the project 5. Methods of implementation 6. Number of members involved in the activity and the total membership (if the activity was done by a single pathway, use the pathway membership; however, if the entire chapter participated, use the total membership numbers) 7. Three (3) letters of recommendation or recognition 8. Photographs d. Section II: Patriotism and Citizenship 1. A project description 2. Indication of the applicable SkillsUSA Framework component (Personal Skills, Workplace Skills, Technical Skills Grounded in Academics) and Essential Elements for the project. Explain how the essential elements were used to complete the project. 3. Objectives for the project 4. Evidence of planning for the project. 5. Methods of implementation 6. Number of members involved in the activity and the total membership (if the activity was done by a single pathway, use the pathway membership. However, if the entire chapter participated, use the total membership numbers). 7. Three (3) letters of recommendation or recognition 8. Photographs (at least three and no more than six) e. Section III: Promotion of Career and Technical Education 1. A project description 2. Indication of the applicable SkillsUSA Framework component (Personal Skills, Workplace skills, Technical Skills Grounded in Academics) and Essential Elements for the project. Explain how the essential elements were used to complete the project. 3. Objectives for the project 4. Evidence of planning for the project 5. Methods of implementation 6. Number of members involved in the activity and the total membership (if the activity was done by a single pathway, use the pathway membership. However, if the entire chapter participated, use the total membership numbers). 7. Three (3) letters of recommendation or recognition 8. Photographs (at least three and no more than six)
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